Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : amarok (MDVSA-2008:172)

low Nessus Plugin ID 36594

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A flaw in Amarok prior to 1.4.10 would allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file that Amarok created with a predictable name (CVE-2008-3699).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 36594

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-172.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:amarok, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:amarok-engine-void, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:amarok-engine-xine, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:amarok-engine-yauap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:amarok-scripts, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64amarok-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64amarok-scripts-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64amarok0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64amarok0-scripts, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libamarok-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libamarok-scripts-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libamarok0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libamarok0-scripts, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3699

BID: 30662

CWE: 59

MDVSA: 2008:172

Detections

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